1/ Today we are thrilled to announce Acadian Ventures Fund II with an oversubscribed $30 million in capital commitments. Our focus and strategy remain unchanged…to be the most meaningful partner to our founders. Read more in our blog here: acadianventures.com/ideas/announci…

2/ We started Acadian Ventures in 2019 with the goal to provide domain expertise, operational knowledge and hand-on support and advice for our experiences at @workday, Cornerstone, and @sapsuccessfactors.

3/ Over the last 4+ years, we’ve had the pleasure to serve entrepreneurs at market leading companies including Nomi Health, Oyster®, TechWolf, Compa, and SmartRecruiters.

4/ We are delighted to welcome ServiceNow as our anchor investor with additional participation from venture capital firms, family offices, high-net individuals, many of our founders, and a majority of limited partners from our first fund.

5/ Acadian Ventures Fund II is almost triple the size of our inaugural first fund which remains a top decile in terms of TVPI and DPI.

6/ Today, the firm is focused on four core themes: Intelligent work applications (ie A.I.), work infrastructure (i.e. data and APIs), new regulatory and compliance, and the emerging global workforce.

7/ These emergent areas in technology will create opportunities for new ways to manage work, creating new market categories, and disrupting existing incumbents.

8/ As we continue our journey, we are always looking to meet amazing founders. Please drop us a note at [email protected]

More on our Acadian Ventures Fund II announcement here 👇🏽 venturebeat.com/ai/acadian-ven…

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